Swimming and Cake in London, with Susanna Bowers and Stanley Ulijaszek

About this episode

Stanley Ulijaszek and Susanna Bowers explore the connection between swimming and cake in London, visiting lidos and bakeries.

In this episode of Swimmingpod, Stanley Ulijaszek is with cake and pastry specialist Susanna Bowers, swimming at the London Fields and Brockwell Lidos , and eating cake and pastries at Pophams Bakery, Maya’s Bakehouse, and the lido cafe at Brockwell. In doing so, they explore the intimate connection between swimming and cake in London, a city of lidos and bakeries. They read from the Lido Guide, by Janet Wilkinson and Emma Pusill, and from Libby Page's novel The Lido, set in Brixton and Brockwell Lido. There is a literarytheme too – with Tolkein and Lord of the Rings, and Lewis Carroll and Alice inWonderland.

People in this episode

Host: Stanley Ulijaszek

Guest: Susanna Bowers

Topics covered

• swimming
• cake
• London
• lidos
• bakeries
• literature
• food

Keywords

• swimming
• cake
• London Fields
• Brockwell Lidos
• Pophams Bakery
• literature
• lidos
• bakeries

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pophams Bakery, Maya’s Bakehouse, Brockwell

Books & works: Lido Guide, The Lido, Lord of the Rings, Alice in Wonderland

Places: London, London Fields, Brockwell Lidos

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